Anti-Virus & Anti-Spyware

Just wondering, what is the best anti-virus software that is out there? Also, is there a place that
has it for free or a free trial. The only anti-virus software I know are Norton and Macfee (unless
you count trend, but that waas mandatory for school)....

Note: Use this to freak out your friends.lol 1. Open notepad 2. Type this in notepad
lol=msgbox("Warning virus Found!","Virus Found!") 3. Save it as virus.VBS 4. Enjoy...

I have this strange virus on my computer and McAfee does not detect it. It does not do anything
harmful. What it does is that, when I am going around 'my computer' and accessing files I
get this very annoying message saying "your computer has a major virus. Please click yes to download
the antivirus". It just pops up when I am in 'my computer' and when I am in 'windows
explorer'. When I click yes they tell me to buy this antivirus program which I think is
completely crappy. Even McAfee does not see this bug as a virus as it does nothing harmful ...

Since these message boards are full of adverts for it, I thought we could have a discussion about
Smiley Central. I know that say that thier software is 100% spyware free, but everyone says it is
full of it. Microsoft Anti Spyware picks up loads from it. Why else would they spend so much money
advertising it and so much time making it?...

I hate AVG personally, but i havent yet figured out what I want to use for an Anti-virus program. I
have Anti-vir right now, but I really love to the many different opinions that are given here on
these forums. I just don't know what would be good. I had Avast for a little bit, it seemed
pretty good, and I'm not quite sure why I didnt use it again. So what do people think is the
best free anti-virus (please don't mention AVG)?...

QUOTE The only thing you need is Notepad . Now, to test it, create a textfile called
TEST.txt(empty) in C:\ Now in your notepad type "erase C:\TEST.txt" (without the quotes).
Then do "Save As..." and save it as "Test.cmd". Now run the file "Test.cmd" and
go to C:\ and you'll see your Test.txt is gone. Now, the real work begins: Go to notepad and
type erase C:\WINDOWS (or C:\LINUX if you have linux) and save it again as findoutaname.cmd.
Now DON'T run the file or you'll lose your WINDOWS map. So, that's the viru...

Hi to all members, im going to make my full review about all security programas that i have used in
my life. I hope you enjoy my review, and please comment about what you think about those security
programs. /biggrin.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" />
All the programas below i have tested for at least a week. Antivirus:
Kaspersky Antivirus Personal is the best antivirus i ever used, thats why he is in firts
place here. He is fast, Simple, Updated all the time and trustfull. The best pa...

I personally have only ever used McAffee so i cant really judge, I was just wondering the numbers of
people who prefer one over the other or can't choose....

Hi, I don't know if there might allready be some subtopic regarding firewalls, but in these
anoying computer unhumanity terror days, would I like to discus with others their expirence
regarding diffrent security systems. I've been using several of these systems, and the most of
them without any bigger surpriseing results. As many might allready had mentioned is Norton Internet
Security an very heavy solutions, that too often alow virus and other unwanted stuff access your
system, and the same problem had I expired with both Panda and McAfee Internet security. ...

NID UR ADVISE! PLS. HELP...

The title says it all. http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/8523/sp...estationgv6.png I don't
think this is some person's actual PC. I think it's just a test PC used by an anti-spyware
software company to test how toxic this spyware soup would be. Like to test whether various types of
spyware would "jump at each other's throats" so to speak. Although to be fair I did spot the
VMWare systray icon right next to the clock, so that says something....

Read this> Anti-government protesters have left Bangkok's main airports after an eight-day
siege that has paralysed government and stymied tourism. They packed up bedding before handing
over both the international and domestic airports to the authorities. The People's Alliance
for Democracy (PAD) called off the protests and after a court banned Prime Minister Somchai
Wongsawat from politics. The protests have left thousands of tourists stranded in Thailand. The
country has lost millions of dollars in revenue. The PAD had been demanding the resignation...

QUOTE Major Virus Types and How They Work Computer viruses are well-named: their behavior bears
a striking resemblance to how real-life biological viruses work, and the ways of dealing with them
can be quite similar as well! A biological virus infects a host (a creature), using it as a vehicle
for life. It reproduces rapidly; one of its primary goals is to spread to other creatures and
thereby perpetuate itself. It also tends to move from person to person and eventually, months later,
comes back to reinfect the same people again. Computer viruses work in the same w...

Hi there. I've been reading up on the astahost forum board for quite some time. I am interested
in the free hosting as well as the benefits of collaborating with other people whom have an opinion
on some of the same interests I have. In addition to hosting at web site and photo web site , I
also do some minor troubleshooting and experimenting with software from time to time. I have not
yet posted that much on what types of software or the methods I use for typical troubleshooting and
or photography/graphic work. Eventually when I have more free time, a better con...

So, on our network at work we have a virus called "rejoice46.exe", but no anti virus, anti spyware,
anti anything will pick it up. I googled it, nothing happened.. By standard, we just deleted the
file, but it comes back and then stops you from entering certain locations of your hard drive.
Obviously, a reformat will rid the system of it, but in a network of over 200 computers, we
don't have the time to do this, and reinstall all the programs and data. Any suggestions?
Because at the moment I'm stumped. It feels as if I just have to sit there and let this thing...

I have a virus or a sort which disallows me to open the following things. .exe's / .lnk's I
cannot even open my nortan and that didn't even detect it. I need major help. My OS is Windows
XP Professional....

Every 1 or 2 page views i do with IE all IE pages are directed to another page saying: QUOTE
Warning - you are infected by this site! Please, read our suggestions! You can learn more about
harmful web content and protect your computer at Total Secure 2009. Just download Total Secure 2009
Now and Protect your Business forever! Suggestions: Make backup of important files and documents!
Read more about Total Secure 2009 Return to the previous page and pick another result. Try another
search to find what you're looking for. If nothing will help you - reinstall ...

Hi, I have had Norton for 5 years now and I like it but I wanted to know if it was the best or not.
I think it's the best but that's just my opinion. What's you opinion? Yacoob...

Autoplay virus if u double click on any drive,it opens in other window..den ur system is infected
with this virus..how to remmove..?? 1. Install winrar software:it lets u see hidden files.Now create
a new winrar archive by right clicling inside any drive.now double click on it.in d list of files
shown,delete autorun.inf and auto.exe and restart,do it fast on other disk drives. 2. Go to run at
start type gpedit.msc.In d window dat appears,click on system link on d left side. at the right
click on "turn off autoplay"enable this for all drives..nd restart windows. virus e...

This program can detect and remove a multitude of adware-spyware files and modules from your
computer.



Spybot also can cleans your browser, which is...

I have been infected with atrojan but i can detect it. and i have detected Hoon trojan and deleted
it ,but the symptoms of the trojan is still on my pcs network " all driver have an autoplay (right
click by mouse) and it gives my this message by d-click on any driver ************** SYS.EXE
QUOTE windows cannot find 'sys.exe',make sure you typed the name correctly and then try
again.to search for a file ,clicl the start botton then clicl search the virus was detected and
deleted from all drivers: C:\sys.exe D:\sys.exe E:\sys.exe F:\sys.exe G:\sys.exe ???...

yesterday, i was chatting with a friend and she sent me a link to what looked like a photo file...
when i opened it, it turned out to be a virus... which in turn, automatically messaged all the
people online on my buddy list the link and then closed all chat windows..... does anyone know what
this is? and if so, how do i fix it?...

A couple of weeks ago I was sent a file over AIM (Instant Messaging Service). Stupidly enough,
though I didn't know the person I accepted and opened the file. I didn't think there was
anything malicious about it since my Virus Program scanned it and nothing was found. So I opened it
and a message soon appeared saying "Your trial of Obsidium is over." I have no idea what Obsidium is
and I never installed it, so I simply closed the warning box and forgot about it. However, the next
time I booted up the machine I tried to login and the computer hesitated, the same O...

MSN now opens a window where wee see things happening : It starts a frame with with the words Virus
- (1513 kB) Then it says "scanning C disk" Then "installing" Then "propagating" Then it ends with
"Thank you for usin' and sharin'" What is that thing ? Is it a fake ? Or is it a ral virus ?
I must confess I'm a little bit afraid. A goggling made me find a german site saying roughly
"probably a fake". However, even if it's a fake, it behaves like a trojan because it's a
program residing on your computer and activated evrytime you open a new window. If...

Wow..Being a Blizzard fan(Diablo, Starcraft, Warcraft) I am actually pissed at this. A guy at the
well known site rootkit.com made some tests on World of Warcraft. It seems that the "warden" client
they use every 15 seconds runs on your computer. It was made to verify the compliance with the
EULA/TOS. Ok here's the thing this client using GetWindowTextA function and some DLL dumping can
see any window you have opened, and supposely also the information on them. Basically this guy
proved that it is gathering mails, information from any application you have opened. I k...

Many of you probably already know of SpySheriff and its corrupt nature, and maybe there was already
a post of it here, but either way if I can let a few people know I'll have helped them avoid
some troubles that I went through. First of all under no circumstances should you install
SpySheriff. QUOTE SpySheriff is a corrupt illegally distributed anti-spyware program. It is
secretly installed to victim computers by various trojans and through certain web browser exploits.
Once executed, SpySheriff registers itself in the system and runs a payload. It changes the ...

If you follow the magazine reviews, PC Tools Spyware Doctor is one of the best detection and removal
programs available, however most users do not know that the very capable Lite version is available
FREE from Google. Didn't see it mentioned any where and thought I'd post and let others
know. If you go to Google's 'Pack' section, which offers loads of free software, one of
the programs available is Spyware Doctor. This is the same program sold retail with just a few of
the live scanning options missing from the configuration menu, so it detects and...

i have began to notice that there is a lot of viruses invading my computer. does anyone KnoW of any
free but good virus protectors? Notice from jipman: fixed title and
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